Page 3 - Equity Investors

Frequent churn of portfolios, short-term goals eating into investor returns

While equity funds returned 8.2 per cent during the period under review, investor returns stood at 5.8 per cent

Rs 26 trillion of India Inc's debt rated owing to strong parentage

With recent regulations, rating agencies are giving explicit support details

Consumer discretionary gets a leg up as equity investors chase quality

Earnings multiple of consumer durable firms at 3.5-year high

Equity schemes gain big, thanks to stock market rally and strong auto sales

Expectations of income tax cuts and tax relief for equity investors have further fuelled the market rally

Mutual Fund investors look to exit market as equity inflows see 27% dip

Industry observers say investors have looked at chance to exit amid uptick in markets

India underweight stance pays off for ace investor Shankar Sharma

Returns can be made by asset allocation and not stockpicking, he says

When it comes to debt, size doesn't matter anymore

To address an evaporation of investor demand and potential forced selling, policymakers would have to increase their intervention in markets by mandating minimum capital and liquidity reserves

First-time investors should tweak their portfolio, reassess stocks

Yes, there will be mistakes. But more often than not, there is enough time to recover if the companies are sound

Equity market investors witness bumpy ride in 2018 as volatility peaks

While global cues have largely dictated the direction for the Indian stocks, investors also have had to grapple with a fair share of domestic issues

Why equity investors should brace for more volatility and negative returns

The S&P500 rallied from a level of 112, beginning 1982, to its peak of 1,500 in March 2000 - largely led by a steady rise in the underlying earnings multiple

First-time equity investors should bet cautiously

Excessive allocation to equities, or to mid and small-cap segment within it can cost you dearly

Equity investors richer by Rs 10.7 lakh crore in 2016

Last year, the total m-cap of BSE firms had risen by Rs 2,02,493 crore to Rs 1,00,37,734 crore

For new, risk-averse equity investors

Investors willing to accept underperformance from diversified equity funds in bull markets may invest in dynamic asset allocation funds for their lower volatility